These workers prepare consumer and industrial products for storage and shipment. This job may or may not be dangerous, depending on the types of products being stored and shipped. A high school degree or GED is almost always necessary to be considered for this job. Most of the time, an employer will require up to one year of formal on-site job training as well.

A Packaging or Filling Machine Operator usually gets an average salary of around 16000 - 24000 based on levels of tenure. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders will normally receive an average pay level of Twenty Seven Thousand Six Hundred dollars per annum.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders can receive the best compensation in Wyoming, where they earn an average pay rate of close to $32860. They obtain the highest pay in Management of Companies and Enterprises, where they receive wages of $32750.